Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France
France: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -368.16 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France is -368.16 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 204.1% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France peaked at 6.34 billion in 2014 and was at its lowest, -17.48 billion, in 2007.
That places France 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.75 billion | -17.48 billion | -738.82 million | 9 |
| 2010s | -3.72 billion | -16.39 billion | 6.34 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.03 billion | -2.43 billion | -121.06 million | 4 |
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More financial sector data for France
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,491 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 249.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 24.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 312.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 309.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,503 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France was -368.16 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 billion in 2014.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.48 billion in 2007.
- How does France rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- France ranks 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Other predetermined short term net drains on foreign currency assets, Up to 1 month (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Centr. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.